Annotation:Grigsby's Hornpipe
Tune properties and standard notation
GRIGSBY'S HORNPIPE. Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, Texas. A Major. AEac# tuning (fiddle). From Texas fiddler Eck Robertson [1] (1887-1975), who played it in a medley with "Rye Whiskey," recorded in March, 1963, at Robertson's home in Amarillo, Texas. Robertson said on record he was the only fiddler to play the tune.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources:
Recorded sources: County 202, "Eck Robertson: Famous Cowboy Fiddler." Rounder CD 0359, Skip Gorman - "Lonesome Prairie Love" (1996).
See also listing at:
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [2]